For the Chinese snooker movement, although in recent years under the influence of Ding Junhui, it has developed very rapidly, and its status in the world snooker community has also been rising. However, there is still a very regrettable thing, that is, the world championship champion, one of the three most important competitions in the snooker industry, has never been a Chinese player to the top. However, in the heat of the World Championships this season, a Chinese snooker player domineeringly declared that he would be the first Chinese player to win the World Championship.
Mention of snooker in China, and we have to talk about Ding Junhui. It is under the vigorous promotion of Ding Junhui that the sport of snooker in China has changed from an unpopular competitive sport to a popular sport today. There are many young people who are engaged in the snooker movement under the influence of Ding Junhui. With the promotion of snooker sports in China, when it comes to snooker, there is basically only Ding Junhui in the minds of fans. But now, China's younger generation of snooker players has grown up. For example, the first post-00 player to win the Masters championship in the three major championships is the Chinese player Yan Bingtao, and the first post-90s player to win the British Championship championship is the Chinese player Zhao Xintong. In major competitions, Chinese players occupy a lot of proportions.
However, it is somewhat regrettable that although the Chinese snooker players are not bad overall, they have not won the most important world championships. Even if Ding Junhui, a Chinese brother who once ranked first in the world, won so many ranking championships, he still lacked world championships. The closest he is to the World Championships is 6 years ago, he started from the qualifiers and finally reached the final, but unfortunately lost in the final and only finished second. Winning the world championship and completing the last piece of the puzzle of a perfect career has become Ding Junhui's goal and dream. However, although Ding Junhui's biggest dream in his heart is to win the World Championship, he has not publicly stated in public that he will be the first Chinese player to win the World Championship.
Compared with the subtle difference of most Chinese players, this time, when the World Championship is in progress, a Chinese player has expressed his inner thoughts in a high profile, and he domineeringly and confidently publicly stated that he will be the first snooker player to win the World Championship. This player is Zhao Xintong, a young player who has a prominent performance this season and once ranked first in the world in this season's results.
As a young player, Zhao Xintong is also under the influence of Ding Junhui on the road of snooker professionalism. Entering this season, Zhao Xintong is in a very good state, he first won the British Championship championship, one of the three major competitions of Snooker, with the trend of a dark horse and without being favored. Shortly thereafter, he played well at the German Masters, reaching the final and winning the championship with an incredible 9:0 score over another Chinese player in the final, Yan Bingtao, the world's strongest post-00s player. Two heavyweight champions entered the account, making Zhao Xintong once the world number one this season. His current world ranking has also reached No. 7, becoming the highest-ranked player among all Chinese players. He is also a seeded player at this World Championship and one of the favorites to win the championship. Judging from the current world rankings, Zhao Xintong can be called the new brother of China's snooker.
Although not the biggest favorite player in this World Championship, Zhao Xintong is full of confidence, he confidently said: "So far, no Chinese player has won the World Championship, and now, this is my great dream!" Of course, he did not just shout slogans, he also said that in addition to his strength, he needed luck: "Just like the British Championships, I played my own level, plus luck is also better." From the current situation, compared with ding junhui, Yan Bingtao and Lu Haotian, who competed in other competitions, Zhao Xintong's signing position is good, and his opponent in the first round is a player who is not ranked high in the world and is not as strong as his player Clark.
Of course, it is indeed very difficult to win the World Championship. But no matter what, Zhao Xintong dared to speak his inner thoughts so confidently, and he had already successfully taken the first step. We also believe that Zhao Xintong, in his current state, can achieve good results at the World Championships.